2014-15 Superintendent’s Proposed Budget Putting the Pieces Back Together Safety, Space & Solvency

April 9, 2014 Board of Education Meeting

Ray Sanchez, Superintendent of Schools Alita McCoy Zuber, Assistant Superintendent for Business

• Pre-K -12 class sizes aligned with Board of Education

policy; considers enrollment projections • Reclaimed elementary classroom space where District

Spaces & Records are removed • Modified Sports recovered • Related Services unchanged • Library Media Specialists reinstated • AMD after-school programs maintained

Budget Priority: Solvency

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PROJECTED Elementary Schools Enrollment and Staffing (Not Including Self-Contained Special

Education) 2014-2015 School Year Grade Class

Size Policy

Aspir-ational

Goal

Current Enrollment

10/2/13

Current Staffing

Average Class Size

Projected Enrollment Sept. 2014

Projected Staffing

Sept. 2014

Projected Average

Class Size

PreK 18 16-18 252 7 18.0 252 7 18.0

K 18-20 17-18 (19)

353 17 20.8 349 17 18

20.5 19.4

1 20-22 17-18 (19)

387 17 22.8 361 16 17

22.6 21.2

2 22-24 (25)

18-19 (20)

368 16 23 386 16 24.1

3 22-24 (25)

19-20 (21)

357 15 23.8 372 15 16

24.8 23.3

4 24-26 (27)

20-22 (23)

341 14 24.4 360 15 24

5 24-26 (27)

22-24 (25)

357 14 25.5 345 14 24.6

Total --- --- 2,415 100 --- 2,425 100 103

* Note: Staffing herein includes regular education and collaborative co-teaching teachers. This table does not reflect staffing for self-contained and ungraded special education students.

• Increase instructional space &

improve delivery of student support services in elementary schools by moving administrative spaces out.

• Better prepared for impact of enrollment projections on elementary school spaces.

• Brookside Changes: addresses accessibility; added instructional space and opportunity to address future space needs

Budget Priority: Instructional Space

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Roosevelt Elementary School

Floor Plans

First Floor Existing 1st Floor

Areas to be renovated

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Existing to remain

Phase 2 Renovation

Finish Upgrades

Proposed 1st floor plan

Second Floor

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Existing 2nd Floor

Areas to be renovated

Proposed 2nd Floor

Phase 2 Renovations

Existing to Remain

847 SF

Third Floor

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Existing 3rd Floor

Areas to be renovated

Proposed 3rd Floor

Existing to Remain

Phase 1 Renovations

Phase 2 Renovations

• Cameras & new camera system throughout the

District to help improve emergency response efforts, face-recognition and administrator access when away from the District.

• Software designed to expedite the lock-down process using automatic features to secure the building and aid in alerting people outside of the building that a lock-down is in place.

• Safer environment when Roosevelt principal’s office is relocated & administrative office visitors are eliminated from Roosevelt & Park Schools.

Budget Priority: Safety

Ripple Effect of Moving District & Records Space

IF Central Offices (Pupil Personnel, Transportation, Technology Office, Superintendent, Business, Human Resources, Curriculum) are moved THEN:

1. Roosevelt School classrooms can be reconfigured to

provide more adequate learning 2. Claremont school will gain one (1) classroom. 3. Park School will gain 3 classrooms.

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• Cameras & new camera system throughout the

District to help improve emergency response efforts, face-recognition and administrator access when away from the District.

• Software designed to expedite the lock-down process using automatic features to secure the building and aid in alerting people outside of the building that a lock-down is in place.

• Safer environment when Roosevelt principal’s office is relocated & administrative office visitors are eliminated from Roosevelt & Park Schools.

Budget Priority: Safety

Tax Freeze Credit Overview*

• OUFSD has to stay within the tax levy limit of 2.48% for the 2014-15 school year for residential taxpayers to receive the credit. The District is within the levy limit at 2.38%.

• Credit Amount: School tax increase from 2013 to 2014 or .0164 of the school tax increase , whichever is greater.

• Primary residence must have qualified for the STAR exemption or would’ve qualified if timely application had been submitted.

• Eligibility and payment amount determined by the Commissioner. • Application for credit should not be filed in conjunction with tax return.

2013-2014 Actual Tax

Rates

2014-2015 Estimated Tax Rates 1.46%

Check Amount

Ossining 413.944892 422.732018 $276.36 2.12% $190.07 $276.36New Castle 125.370690 126.497830 $118.46 0.90% $192.38 $192.38Yorktown 949.235213 959.922165 $148.01 1.13% $191.94 $191.94

Increase YTY

*The Chart is for illustrative purposes only; it is not intended to reflect an actual taxpayer credit or final tax rate.

Foundation Aid per Pupil

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$1,550 $1,702 $1,579 $1,618 $1,590 $1,607 $1,580 $1,642

$2,343 $2,356 $2,586 $2,815

$3,303 $3,408 $3,542 $3,800

$(793) $(654) $(1,006) $(1,196) $(1,713) $(1,802) $(1,962) $(2,158)

Lost FA per TAFPU NYSED Actual

Impact of Additional FA $484,000

Expenses: Significant Sustainable Savings

$6.95 $8.73 $6.60

$10.43

$15.64

$10.36

$11.22

$12.44

$10.72

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Transportation Health Administration

We reversed the trajectory of expense growth back toward 2009 levels. In fact, administration; health & transportation costs were $500K; $70K & $350K lower in 2013 than in 2009, respectively.

The 2015 health insurance budget will be $500K lower than the 2014 budget. Fund balance designated for use in the self-funded health plan of $485K will offset one-time costs in the 2015 budget.

Administration costs continue to decline by a modest $20K in the 2015 budget.

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Budget 2013-14 2014-15

Fuel Oil $588,000 $181,252

Natural Gas $92,748 $340,656

Electricity $521,880 $638,186

Total $1,202,628 $1,160,094

Budget Decrease -$42,534

Sustainable Savings: Reduced Energy Costs

*Brookside boiler savings are not included in this calculation; the savings will be used to pay for equipment through the Energy Performance Contract.

3,299

2,958

2,784 2,747 2,811

2,736 2,677

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Kilowatt Hours in Millions

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• $4.6 million in Capital improvements with no budget impact through an Energy Performance Contract (EPC).

• $41.5M Capital Project without levy impact • Received $2.5M+ in competitive grants • 0% increase in Teacher & Administrator

Contracts. • 53% reduction in overtime costs since 2008 • Reduce Sub costs by using College interns.

• Negotiated donation to the District from

prospective residential building developer in light of potential enrollment increases

• Increased guaranteed money returned to the District from the Food Service Program by 130% from 50K to $115K

• Reduced Audit expenses by 36% • Aa2 Bond rating affirmed by Moody’s

contributing to low interest rates for bonds--saved $1.2 million over 12 years by re-financing bonds

Expense Reductions

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Tax Cap: 2.48% Proposed Tax Levy: 2.38%

Superintendent’s 2014-15 Proposed Budget